Resources for Educators
Cool Tools * New Rules
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Do you need to collaborate & communicate?
- The Blogger’s Legal Guide: http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/labor
Do you need to collect data? Survey tools…
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Survey Monkey… http://www.surveymonkey.com/
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Check out YouTube – search “online survey how to”
Do you know what they are saying about you?
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Google yourself (not in public, of course) www.google.com
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Rate a Teacher: http://www.ratemyteachers.com/
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Rate a Professor: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/
Doing things differently… exploring new horizons:
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Want to be a social activist? http://www.change.org/
Tutorials available online:
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Check out even more on YouTube – do a little searching
Teaching & Learning opportunities
- Lesson Plan Links in All Content Areas
http://www.gvsu.edu/library/cml/lesson-plans-links-42.htm#Art - Early Literacy Knowledge & Instruction
http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/NELPEarlyBeginnings09.pdf - ReadWriteThink Lesson Plans
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/ - Teaching Strategies for Incorporating Writing Into Math Class http://www2.ups.edu/community/tofu/lev1f/jourframe.htm
- Logistics Career Exploration Guide for Kids and Students http://www.camcode.com/asset-tags/logistics-guide-for-kids/
- Fun Facts & Trivia for Kids
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/jokes/trivia.htm - A Culinary Curriculum for Cultivating Foodie Kids http://www.culinaryschools.org/cooking-school-types/kids/curriculum.php
- A Kid’s Guide to Forest Fires
http://www.treeremoval.com/kids-guide-to-forest-fires/
Webquests:
Resources in the Video realm and beyond:
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Teachers’ Domain – free resources from public television: https://kpts.pbslearningmedia.org/
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Route 21: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/ (look at the George Lucas Foundation videos)
Lesson ideas and resources:
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Discovery School – http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
Make an online quiz, find related resources:
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QUIA www.quia.com
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FUN BRAIN http://www.funbrain.com
Concerned about CyberBullying? (texting, twitter, email, Facebook, etc.)
Appropriate use, Acceptable use
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Unmasking the Truth: http://unmaskdigitaltruth.pbworks.com/
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Digital Policy Project: http://www.scribd.com/doc/19255791/Digital-Project-Policy (includes a sample parent permission)
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Presentation on Netiquette: http://www.slideshare.net/stevekatz/digital-citizenship-netiquette
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Social Media Guidelines: http://thinkingmachine.pbworks.com/Think-Social-Media-Guidelines
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Pennsylvania State Education Association on social media: http://www.psea.org/general.aspx?id=828
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NY Times Article – 5 easy steps to stay safe and private:
http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/09/16/16readwriteweb-5-easy-steps-to-stay-safe-and-private-on-fac-6393.html?em
Additional considerations
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Copyright
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Free credit reports – https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
Putting Your Best Facebook Forward
What are the tools you can use for “social media”?
- Facebook… www.facebook.com
- LinkedIn… www.linkedin.com
What are the potentials for use of these tools within your local? How might they enhance your personal life, too?
Guidance for appropriate use:
- NY Times Article – 5 easy steps to stay safe and private
http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/09/16/16readwriteweb-5-easy-steps-to-stay-safe-and-private-on-fac-6393.html?em
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